St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy, Sheffield
St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Sheffield. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in July 2013. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in January 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 80th-highest of the 144 schools in Sheffield with published results, and 9,595th of 14,452 across England. It was 95% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2013)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Sheffield (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy in detail
St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy in its own words
In its own words: "Throughout the school year we also have Key Stage Collective Worships and hymn singing, plus special times when we come together as a school community where families are welcome. Breakfast Club at St Thomas More is a drop in session, so no need to book."
The school runs a breakfast club, from £3 per session.
Vision and values (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils at St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 77% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 73% and 72% in Sheffield and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 83% in reading and 83% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy
For September 2026 entry, 35 families put St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy as their first choice and 67 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 5 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy are Mansel Primary (0.3 miles, Good, 59% reading, 67% maths); Fox Hill Primary (0.6 miles, Good, 39% reading, 32% maths); Grenoside Community Primary School (0.6 miles, 80% reading, 73% maths); and Monteney Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 63% reading, 63% maths).
St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.
Mansel PrimaryFox Hill PrimaryGrenoside Community Primary SchoolMonteney Primary School
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Middlewood Supertram Platform, about 1.7 miles away in a straight line.
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Creswick Lane/School Driveway (at), 150 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy issued 47 suspensions, 23.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy are Yewlands Academy (0.1 miles), Mercia Northridge School (0.7 miles) and Ecclesfield School (1.5 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoThis judgement is from July 2013, 13 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its July 2013 inspection - up from Inadequate.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
20.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 83% to 67% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 83% to 77% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 79% to 70% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
29.8
Avg class size
30.0
Infant (KS1)
29.7
KS2
5
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy.
- The Lime Trees at St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary AcademyAt the school · Not yet graded
Term dates
St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Sheffield's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy is in Sheffield; for families living there:
- Sheffield's school travel policy: Home to School Travel and Transport Policy September 2023
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 12
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 7 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot.
3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Sheffield is 17 (the median across 193 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
95%
Near capacity
199 pupils
210 places
11 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Sheffield
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Sheffield
Across Sheffield council
Places available
6,785
Applications
5,415
Got 1st preference
95.1%
Got preferred school
98.9%
All primary applications across Sheffield council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(3)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
26
SEN Support
8
EHC Plans
16.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
210
Total Pupils
112
Boys
98
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
10
Teachers
21.0:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£51,898
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,648
Per pupil
£1262k
Total funding
£61k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.3%
Overall absence
7.2%
Persistent absence
180
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy
Questions parents ask about St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy
What are SATs results like at St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy?
Of the pupils at St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 67% reached the expected standard in reading and 77% did so in maths.
What is St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy's Ofsted rating?
St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy's most recent Ofsted inspection, in January 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in July 2013, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy?
No fixed boundary. When St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy is oversubscribed, Sheffield allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy?
St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy was close to full in 2025, at 95% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy?
Classes at St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy average 29.8 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy?
St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy has around 210 pupils on roll. 20% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy?
4.3% of sessions were missed at St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy in 2024/25. 7.2% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy?
Apply through Sheffield's coordinated admissions process, naming St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: The Lime Trees at St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy (registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 7 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot. 3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Sheffield is 17 (the median across 193 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy?
St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy is at Creswick Lane, Grenoside, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S35 8NN.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)